vs Sydney ROF 7:15pm Sat

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over 15 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

can't make game il b watchign from napier

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over 15 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

I like talk of 4-3-3 formation. I guess we could see something like this then:
Vukovic
Hearfield,Durante,Sigmund,Lochhead
Ward,Muscat,Brown
Ifill,Greenacre,Daniel ??

Though it says Muscat is likely to go back to right back. So who is the third man in midfield? Daniel? We'd get done on the counter with that as all three like to get forward. Daniel should hold his place out wide imo. Prefer Muscat in midfield, think he is quality there.

And then there is Toto. Who could well feature. Tsimon_hampton2010-09-10 15:52:33

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over 15 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

4-4-2 with ifill in greenie up front i say.

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over 15 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Everton FC wrote:

Wellington and Sydney seek form turnaround
NZPA - September 10, 2010, 1:31 pm

Herbert, who said he would play a 4-3-3 formation,

http://nz.sports.yahoo.com/football/news/article/-/7918331/wellington-sydney-seek-form-turnaround

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over 15 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

hMMMM Is that not the basic formation we played or attempted to play agains Perth and Looked rubbsh? I suppose it might be worth another go but I am uncnvinced.

On another note, saw about ten players from Sydney around town today....maybe i am getting old but christ they looked like young boys

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over 15 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Just saying, we never played Sydney in our 23 match run at ROF.

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over 15 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

well a 433 would be pav up top for me. unless ricki thinks this is a 433:

                           paston
muscat//sigmund//durante//lochhead
                    ward // brown
                           greenacre
ifill        //           pavlovich        //     daniel

hmmm..?
otherwise i wouldnt be surprised if we see bertos again.   I wouldnt actually seeing a midfield with:

                     ward // brown
                          Daniel
Pavlovich // Greenacre // Ifill

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over 15 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

simon_hampton wrote:

Just saying, we never played Sydney in our 23 match run at ROF.

and we did lose to them at home during that streak...

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over 15 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

playwithFire wrote:

well a 433 would be pav up top for me. unless ricki thinks this is a 433:

                           paston
muscat//sigmund//durante//lochhead
                    ward // brown
                           greenacre
ifill        //           pavlovich        //     daniel

i wouldnt hate seeing this

though indifferent between Mac and Pav at the moFeverish2010-09-10 16:38:07

Founder

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over 15 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

is there any game on tv tonight? At home nursing a x3 wisdom teeth extraction and looking like a chipmunk = need some live football.

also, it's going to be quite fun tomorrow, two massive games (University Cap 1 Play-off game, Nix vs Sydney) and I can barely talk let alone sing of scream!

VUW AFC - Victoria University Football for life

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over 15 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Heart v Mariners is at 10pm. I think I'll flick between the Warriors v Titans though.

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over 15 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Junior82 wrote:

6 pm:

9 pm:

No one here knows what that means except for you

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over 15 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

late rain.

strong N winds.
whooooooo2010-09-10 17:45:27

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over 15 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

It means there will be lots of green around the country but wgtn will have mostly white.

There will be a lot of backwards Fs as well.

"Phoenix till they lose"

Posting 97% bollox, 8% lies and 3.658% genuine opinion.

Genuine opinion: FTFFA

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over 15 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

No blue or white though. Think it'll be 0-0.

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over 15 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Heading to the game with Taradale from napier on there piss trip

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over 15 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

simon_hampton wrote:

Just saying, we never played Sydney in our 23 match run at ROF.

We did beat them not long before the start of that run though...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qe_B5CzbTJo - Caceres winning penalty v Perth - footage from the Fever Zone

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over 15 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

playwithFire wrote:

I'd say our midfield would get dominated but I guess McFlynn isn't there - I guess Brown will play more defensive?

a.haak

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over 15 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Can sense a ugly 1-0 result to either side...hopefully it is in our favour.

We need to find confidence before our matches in Melbourne.

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over 15 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

I'm going to stick my neck out and say North WILL play tomorrow.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qe_B5CzbTJo - Caceres winning penalty v Perth - footage from the Fever Zone

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over 15 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

I reckon he will too - at least 60 mins. Maybe Vukovic too.valeo2010-09-11 04:48:24

a.haak

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over 15 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Start of a busy 8 days..4 points minimum, 6 would be acceptable and >6 a bonus. Ifill to be used as a decoy to draw his 2 shadows out wide and Ward through the middle to Pav.........goooooooooooooooooooooooooaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaalllll

Gi Nix.l

A small town in Europe........looking to bounce straight back up....well that aint going to happen

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over 15 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Paston out, Lia doubtful with a hamstring strain. North arrived late last night and Ricki is still thinking of starting him if he is keen, shows that he doesnt have a lot of faith in the defense at present and is expecting a lot from North IMO. Think he will stick with the usual attackers this week, Greenie and Big mac, and make changes next week if they dont get teh job done.

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over 15 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

yeah if there has to be changes then maybe we shouldnt change too much at once.

So:
                           Vukovich
Muscat // Sigmund // Durante // Lochhead
                  Brown   // Ward
Ifill                                                     Daniel
            Greenacre // MacCallister

Bench: Gould/McMaster? // North // Bertos // Pavlovich

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over 15 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

any word on how Muscat is following his international duty and travel

hopefully he is ok to start

not sure that I'd throw North on given his travel hassles

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over 15 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Can't wait to see Vukovic in action. And McMaster will be on the bench. He is still training with us.

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over 15 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

My prediction (the Oracle speaks)

Phoenix 2 SFC 1

(I'm usually right)

Nostalgia isnt what it used to be...........

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over 15 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

GET FIRED UP!

No matter who gets on the pitch, lets get behind them more than ever. Cannot let Sydney continue their dominance over us. We want 3 points tonight.

Oceanic62010-09-11 11:28:26

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over 15 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Can't quite believe what I have just read about Ifill being under pressure to perform. While its good that he is his own worst critic it was only a couple of weeks ago he scored one of the goals of the season. I would hardly call it a slump. I guess being Nix star player comes with added pressure, but personally I would rather see the criticism flow down towards players like Lochead and Bertos.

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over 15 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

I think its because, by his own standards, even in the game he scored that goal, on the whole he was very quiet.

We need to be able to better exploit the gaps that the opposition double teaming Ifill should create, and that will give him more space.

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over 15 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Just got my ezy tickets...PAX 8098. Not too bad.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qe_B5CzbTJo - Caceres winning penalty v Perth - footage from the Fever Zone

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over 15 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Hammer Head wrote:

Has been average at best in the last 2 games...rubbish at worst.

Wasn't great the first 2 games, but 2 great goals so it's easier to forgive a poor performance when that happens!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qe_B5CzbTJo - Caceres winning penalty v Perth - footage from the Fever Zone

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over 15 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Rick Sacki

Allegedly

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over 15 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Steve-O wrote:

Hammer Head wrote:

Has been average at best in the last 2 games...rubbish at worst.

Wasn't great the first 2 games, but 2 great goals so it's easier to forgive a poor performance when that happens!

His poor performances seem to mean hes still one of the better players in the team though. We just expect more from him.

Allegedly

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over 15 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

threads are pretty dead.

FIRE UP !!!!!

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over 15 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Avenge THAT loss!!!

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over 15 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

FIRE THE FARK UP, Lets show these Sydney wannabes that playing at the ring of fire is 100x harder than the ring of dirt.

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over 15 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Lets not forget that rainy night in Sydney where the cheating barstewards denied us a place in the Grand Final.

Will there be a commemorative ritual pie throwing competition?

Will C-Diddy be made to eat his scarf again(just for a laugh)?

Just hope that Ifill finds his form tonight, a shoves a sh**load past Liam.

We're the WELLINGTON Phoenix

And this is our Home

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over 15 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Tegal wrote:

Steve-O wrote:

Hammer Head wrote:

Has been average at best in the last 2 games...rubbish at worst.

Wasn't great the first 2 games, but 2 great goals so it's easier to forgive a poor performance when that happens!

His poor performances seem to mean hes still one of the better players in the team though. We just expect more from him.

Always the same when standards have been set though, expectations go up.

I fancy a BIG performance from him tonight! And I have a bet on him to score last at $7.00...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qe_B5CzbTJo - Caceres winning penalty v Perth - footage from the Fever Zone

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over 15 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Tegal wrote:

Rick Sacki

who's got a groin strain??

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